Welcome to Hopewell ...

Hopewell is located

Hopewell is located in Leon County<1>.

The location of Hopewell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hopewell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Hopewell is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hopewell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Hopewell ...

While we believe that this Hopewell is located in Leon County, we know of another 4 Texas communities named Hopewell. Those communities are located in the following counties: Franklin, Houston, Lamar and Red River County.

Beyond Texas, there are 85 communities that are also named Hopewell - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (6), Connecticut (2), Florida (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Kansas (3), Kentucky (4), Maryland (2), Mississippi (6), Missouri (3), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (9), Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia (4).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hopewell.

Communities near Hopewell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hopewell.

• Buffalo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Leon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Jewett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
  • Jewett is located in Leon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett <4>
• Centerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Leon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Oakwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Freestone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>
• Leona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
  • Leona is located in Leon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <4>
• Centerview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Centerview is located in Leon County
• Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
  • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
• Middleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Middleton is located in Leon County
• Porter Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
• Austonio
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
  • Austonio is located in Houston County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hopewell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hopewell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hopewell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopewell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopewell. See our Newspapers Page for Hopewell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hopewell ...

Looking for more information about Hopewell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hopewell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hopewell.

Adding Hopewell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hopewell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hopewell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hopewell post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hopewell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hopewell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/